Sting - We Work The Black Seam: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "We Work The Black Seam" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn We Work The Black Seam Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Sting

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "We Work The Black Seam" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am
This place has changed for good
     C         Em             Am
Your economic theory said it would

It's hard for us to understand
We can't give up our jobs the way we should

Our blood has stained the coal
We tunneled deep inside the nation's soul

We matter more than pounds and pence
Your economic theory makes no sense

Chorus:
F             C
One day in a nuclear age
  Dm            Am
They may understand our rage
      F                        C
They build machines that they can't control
     Dm                  Am
And bury the waste in a great big hole
 F                C
Power was to be cheap and clean
Dm                Am
Grimy faces were never seen
F                        C
But deadly for twelve thousand years
    Dm
Is carbon fourteen
    Am                          C Em
We work the black seam together
    Am                          F Dm
We work the black seam together

The seam lies underground
Three million years of pressure packed it down

We walk through ancient forest lands
And light a thousand cities with our hands

Your dark satanic mills
Have made redundant all our mining skills

You can't exchange a six inch band
For all the poisoned streams in Cumberland

Chorus

And should the children weep
The turning world will sing their souls to sleep

When you have sunk without a trace
The universe will suck me into place

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "We Work The Black Seam" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "We Work The Black Seam" by Sting.